The idea that life experience can be a source of learning and development is not at all new. In fact, life experiences when they are thought and reflected upon acquired a formative dimension. However, experience is, in itself, an imprecise concept and it holds a diverse set of meanings. In this context, what is the relationship between experience and learning? In addition to this question, there are others considered equally important such as: what is the formative role of experiences? And what is the role of reflection? These are some of the questions that we will try to answer. This article of theoretical nature seeks to reflect on the concepts of experiential learning and/or training and biographical learning in the theoretical-conceptual framework of adult education and training. From the main theoretical perspectives presented and discussed, the three concepts take on an identical meaning concerning the active role of the individual, as well as their capacity to reflect and, subsequently, to attribute senses and/or meanings to the experiences lived. We believe that the relevance of these theoretical concepts is precisely related to the possibility to analyse the multiple meanings and senses that individuals attribute both to the experiences and to the learnings acquired throughout their lives © This content is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type BY-NC
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